Thursday, January 30, 2014

Creating 21st Century Classroom Using Inquiry Based Learning

Inquiry-based learning is a constructivist approach, in which students have ownership of their learning. It starts with exploration and questioning and leads to investigation into a worthy question, issue, problem or idea It involves asking questions, gathering and analyzing information, generating solutions, making decisions, justifying conclusions and taking action. ( based on definitions from Sharon Friesen and www.galileo.org/inquiry-what.html)